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1492Aug, 8

Matteo Tafuri

Matteo Tafuri, Italian alchemist (d. 1582)
Matteo Tafuri (8 August 1492 – 13 June 1582) was an Italian philosopher, astrologer and physician, who was famed for his divination, but also was reputed to be a magician who practiced demonic arts.

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